cURL
(1 | 4)
Client-side URL library and command-line tool for transferring data using commonplace network protocols.
Command line interface - File transfer - Data transfer
ab1
8 months ago
Wget has better defaults for troubleshooting
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cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE. cUrl supports HTTPS certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading, kerberos, HTTP form based upload, proxies, cookies, user+password authentication, file transfer resume, http proxy tunneling and a busload of other useful tricks.
External Links
Official Website
GitHub
Features
+ Command line interface (2 )
+ File transfer (1 )
+ Data transfer (0 )
Application Types
HTTP Client (0 )
FTP Client (0 )
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FTP Client -
HTTP Client -
Alternatives to cURL
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(5 | 4.6)
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Command line interface - Download Manager - Resume interrupted downloads - Batch processing
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(0 | 0)
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Command line interface - REST API - API Management - Web Testing
Transmit
(4 | 3)
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Miller columns - SSL - Mount FTP drives - File transfer
lftp
(0 | 0)
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Command line interface - File transfer - File Sharing - Support for SFTP
cliget
(0 | 0)
Download files using curl or wget
Download Manager - Firefox Extension